Address: 1755 Palmer Drive, Defiance, Ohio 43512
Principal: Robert Morton | Office Phone: 419-784-2777
Athletic Director: Jerry Buti | Office Phone: 419-784-0102 | Email
Defiance WBL Championships
Baseball (30): 26, 25, 24, 22, 21, 19, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 09, 08, 07, 05, 04, 02, 00, 99, 98, 97, 95, 94, 93, 92, 89, 85, 84, 82, 77
Boys Basketball (9): 16, 14, 13, 12, 10, 83, 78, 77, 74
Girls Basketball (1): 00
Boys Cross Country (27): 21, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 13, 12, 09, 08, 04, 02, 01, 00, 99, 92, 91, 90, 89, 87, 86, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 73
Girls Cross Country (12): 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 08, 07, 06, 05, 99, 98, 93
Football (4): 08, 00, 97, 96
Boys Golf (7): 11, 09, 98, 94, 87, 86, 77
Girls Golf (1): 25
Boys Soccer (4): 04, 03, 01, 00
Softball (9): 24, 23, 19, 18, 09, 04, 97, 92, 91
Girls Swimming (3): 00, 99, 98
Boys Tennis (2): 89, 80
Boys Track (17): 15, 10, 09, 08, 07, 06, 02, 00, 99, 94, 91, 86, 83, 82, 79, 74, 73
Girls Track (4): 19, 11, 10, 08
Volleyball (3): 05, 04, 00
Wrestling (20): 15, 14, 01, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 83, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 75, 74
Defiance State Appearances
State Championships
2016 Baseball Division II State Champions
2015 Baseball Division II State Champions
2015 Boys Basketball Division II State Champions
2013 Boys Cross Country Division II State Champions
2013 Baseball Division II State Champions
1997 Football Division II State Champions
1992 Baseball Division I State Champion
State Semifinalists
2010 Baseball Division II State Semifinalist
2009 Boys Cross Country Division II -4th Place
2002 Baseball State Semifinalist
1940 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
1932 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
State Championships (Individuals)
2013 Division II Track & Field 3200 Meter Run State Champion – Abel Flores
2010 Division II Track & Field 3200M Run State Champion – Megan Vogelsong
2009-10 Division II Wrestling 112 lb. State Champion – B.J. Miller
2009 Division II Track & Field 3200 Relay State Champion – Sebastian Brown, Sean Murray, Trevin Flickinger, Zach Wiles
1988 Division I Track & Field Long Jump State Champion – Renae Stahl
1971 Division I Wrestling Heavyweight State Champion – Dave Harrow
Ohio Baseball Player of the Year Awards (Mr. Baseball)
Tyler Burgoon 2007
Jon Niese 2005
Chad Billingsley 2003
Defiance News & Scores
11/8 OHSAA Football Playoffs Regional Quarterfinals
Division III, Region 10 Regional Quarterfinal at Brooklyn
Cleveland Benedictine 28 Defiance 6
Division III, Region 12 Regional Quarterfinal at Tipp City
St. Marys 16 Tippecanoe 14
Division III, Region 12 Regional Quarterfinal at Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta 48 Wilmington 12
Division IV, Region 14 Regional Quarterfinal at Shelby
Shelby 26 Ottawa-Glandorf 14
Division V, Region 20 Regional Quarterfinal at Greeneview
Greeneview 28 Bath 23
2024 WBL Football All-League Teams
WBL Offensive Lineman of the Year: Camden Rothe – St. Marys
WBL Offensive Skill of the Year: Caleb Moyer – Wapakoneta
WBL Defensive Lineman of the Year: Parker Crim – Elida
WBL Defensive Skill of the Year: Joey Robinson – Defiance
WBL Special Teams Player of the Year: A’mari Wash – Elida
WBL Coach of the Year: Travis Moyer – Wapakoneta
Offense 1st Team
Offensive Line
Camden Rothe – St. Marys
Terry Amborski – St. Marys
Landen Micco – Wapakoneta
Mason Ludwig – Wapakoneta
Dalton Chilcoat – Celina
Offensive Skill
Caleb Moyer – Wapakoneta
Kaden Page – Wapakoneta
Jarrett Mullen – Wapakoneta
Anthony Wilder – Defiance
A’mari Wash – Elida
Colton Mabry – St. Marys
Dominik Osborne – St. Marys
Briston Wise – Van Wert
Defense 1st Team
Defensive Line
Parker Crim – Elida
Dalton Chilcoat – Celina
Ray Salinas – Defiance
Braylon Walter – Wapakoneta
Wyatt Buell – Wapakoneta
Defensive Skill
Jarrett Mullen – Wapakoneta
Brody Presar – Wapakoneta
Ryan Walter – Wapakoneta
Joey Robinson – Defiance
A’mari Wash – Elida
Jayden Stechschulte – Ottawa-Glandorf
Vinnie Brinkman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Wesley Greber – Celina
Offense 2nd Team
Offensive Line
Romeo Valle – Defiance
Dylan Siefker – Ottawa-Glandorf
Austin Haley – Ottawa-Glandorf
Kameron Elson – Celina
Parker Crim – Elida
Offensive Skill
Zach Welsch – Bath
Mikey Hale – Bath
Korbin Johnston – Kenton
Grant Houser – Wapakoneta
Jon Lutz – Celina
Grant Evers – Ottawa-Glandorf
Defense 2nd Team
Defensive Line
Caleb Turner – St. Marys
Kameron Elson – Celina
Austin Haley – Ottawa-Glandorf
Dane Duling – Ottawa-Glandorf
Defensive Skill
Corbin Lehman – Celina
Abel Rubio – Defiance
Noah Dixon – St. Marys
Grant Stauffer – Wapakoneta
Aaron Reichart – Van Wert
Luke Borns – St. Marys
Carson Kinnard – Bath
Honorable Mention
Vinny Vendetta – Bath
Liam Sullivan – Bath
Logan Markley – Bath
Jack Rader – Bath
Kaiden Werntz – Celina
Bobby Morris – Celina
Parker Bertke – Celina
Carter Ly – Celina
Brez Zipfel – Defiance
Steven Hoffman – Defiance
Jordyn Wright – Defiance
Brady Borton – Defiance
Sam Mattox – Elida
Ryan McGue – Elida
Tyler Dillon – Elida
Carter Kerby – Elida
Bill Wilkinson – Kenton
Grady Kleman-Beazley – Kenton
Zayne Perkins – Kenton
Jayden Mustain – Kenton
Ethan Mezger – Ottawa-Glandorf
Deegan Miller – Ottawa-Glandorf
Will Gulker – Ottawa-Glandorf
Gage Bellman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Akyus Richardson – Shawnee
Joel Stirn – Shawnee
Michael Garlock – Shawnee
Kobe Bentz – Shawnee
Jacob Kessler – St. Marys
Camron Dammeyer – St. Marys
Will Glass – St. Marys
Gavin Ahlers – St. Marys
Nate Gearhart – Van Wert
Nick Edwards – Van Wert
Micah Cowan – Van Wert
Xavier Kelly – Van Wert
Bryson Pack – Wapakoneta
Ryan Richardson – Wapakoneta
Daron Houser – Wapakoneta
Chris Martin – Wapakoneta
11/1 OHSAA Football Playoffs 1st Round
Division III, Region 10 1st Round
Defiance 38 Bowling Green 0
Division III, Region 12 1st Round
Wapakoneta 48 Franklin 7
St. Marys 28 Miami Trace 24
McNicholas 35 Celina 3
Division IV, Region 14 1st Round
Ottawa-Glandorf 13 Galion 7
Shelby 49 Elida 21
Division V, Region 20 1st Round
Bath 51 Carlisle 22
2024 OHSAA Football Playoff Brackets
Division III
Division III, Region 10
6. Defiance
Cleveland Benedictine 28 Defiance 6
Defiance 38 Bowling Green 0
Division III, Region 12
2. Wapakoneta, 8. St. Marys, 11. Celina
London 30 St. Marys 7
Bellbrook 24 Wapakoneta 21
St. Marys 16 Tipp City Tippecanoe 14
Wapakoneta 48 Wilmington 12
St. Marys 28 Washington Court House Miami Trace 24
Wapakoneta 48 Franklin 7
Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas 35 Celina 3
Division IV
Division IV, Region 14
10. Ottawa-Glandorf, 15. Elida
Shelby 26 Ottawa-Glandorf 14
Shelby 49 Elida 21
Ottawa-Glandorf 13 Galion 7
Division V
Division V, Region 20
9. Bath
Jamestown Greeneview 28 Bath 23
Bath 51 Carlisle 22
OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Final
OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Final
The top 16 teams from each region will qualify for the State Playoffs.
Division III, Region 10
6. Defiance 15.1, 19. Shawnee 5.1
Division III, Region 12
2. Wapakoneta 26.65, 8. St. Marys 20.05, 11. Celina 12.75
Division IV, Region 14
10. Ottawa-Glandorf 11.75, 15. Elida 9.05, 18. Van Wert 6.95, 23. Kenton 3.5
Division V, Region 20
9. Bath 11.25
10/25 WBL Football Scores
St. Marys 37 Bath 29
Wapakoneta 21 Celina 17
Defiance 22 Ottawa-Glandorf 10
Elida 49 Van Wert 34
Kenton 48 Shawnee 47
10/22 OHSAA Volleyball Districts
Division III District Semifinal at Kalida
Shawnee 3 Wapakoneta 0
Bowling Green 3 Defiance 0
Division IV District Semifinal at Riverdale
Shelby 3 Kenton 0
Division V District Semifinal at Miller City
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Paulding 0
10/19 OHSAA Cross Country Districts
Boys
Division I at Findlay Owens
3 teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 12 positions will advance to the Regional Tournament
3. Shawnee 86, 4. Wapakoneta 89
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 3. Hayden Sell, Wapakoneta
Division II at Columbus Grove
3 teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 12 positions will advance to the Regional Tournament
1. Van Wert 50, 2. Celina 65, 4. Bath 110, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 130, 6. Defiance 140, 8. Kenton 233, 10. St. Marys 307, 11. Elida 315
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 1. Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf; 6. Landen Jones, Bath; 7. Jacob Wireman, Bath; 9. Cooper Fischer, Ottawa-Glandorf
Girls
Division I at Findlay Owens
3 teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 12 positions will advance to the Regional Tournament
5. Wapakoneta 99
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 6. Maci Neumeier, Wapakoneta; 9. Gaby Muller, Wapakoneta
Division II at Findlay Owens
5 teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 20 positions will advance to the Regional Tournament
4. Shawnee 109
Individual Regional Qualifiers: n/a
Division II at Columbus Grove
4 teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 16 positions will advance to the Regional Tournament
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 69, 2. Kenton 79, 4. Bath 114, 5. Celina 137, 6. Van Wert 138, 7. Defiance 165, 9. Elida 236, 10. St. Marys 251
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 4. Jennalee Dameron, Celina; 10. Symphony Schuerman, Van Wert; 14. Emily Durham, Elida; 15. Naudiya Leatherman, Defiance; 16. Noelle Byrum, Van Wert
10/19 OHSAA Boys Soccer Sectionals
Division III Sectional Championship at Shawnee
Shawnee 8 Defiance 0
Division III Sectional Championship at Napoleon
Napoleon 1 Wapakoneta 0, OT
Division III Sectional Championship at Celina
Celina 9 Lima Senior 1
Division III Sectional Championship at Bowling Green
Bowling Green 5 St. Marys 1
10/18 WBL Football Scores
Wapakoneta 48 Bath 20
Celina 28 Defiance 6
St. Marys 52 Elida 31
Van Wert 45 Kenton 44
Ottawa-Glandorf 21 Shawnee 14
10/16 OHSAA Girls Soccer Sectionals
Division III Sectional at Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta 2 Defiance 0
Division III Sectional at Elida
Elida 7 Lima Senior 0
Division III Sectional at Celina
Celina 8 Tiffin Columbian 0
Division IV Sectional at Bryan
Bryan 3 Kenton 2
Division IV Sectional at Bath
Bath 14 Van Wert 0
Division IV Sectional at St. Marys
St. Marys 4 Napoleon 0
10/16 OHSAA Volleyball Sectionals
Division III Sectional at Shawnee
Shawnee 3 Maumee 0
Division III Sectional at Shawnee
Wapakoneta 3 Celina 2
Division III Sectional at Bowling Green
Defiance 3 Elida 0